... norms, but more importantly, to the grasp of abstract concepts such as freedom, justice and fate, which are the basis of all human aspirations. In Greek mythology, this relationship is marked by the resemblance of men and the Olympian Gods. This belief becomes very apparent in Homer's epic poem "The Odyssey-. Throughout the poem it is plain to see that the gods are driven by the same basic impulses "love ... , lust and jealousy "that drive men to action. We can see a clear example of this in Athena ... that fine Phaenician cutter They will learn at last to cease and desist from escortin...

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• Grade Level: High School

... he struggles to maintain order in his father's household while still conducting himself as an honorable leader in Ithaca. Displaying xenia in this society was the only accepted code of moral conduct and was regarded as the golden rule of civility. In the insecure world of The Odyssey, hospitality, or lack of it in some cases, prove to be essential to not only Odysseus" return to Ithaca ... civility is immediately put into question. As a result of their disregard for the traditional hospitality standards, both Odysseus and the gods immediately seek revenge and eventually take the lives o...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate